Kham language

Kham
Kham Pang
Native to	Nepal
Region	Rapti Zone, Rolpa and Rukum Districts Dhaulagiri Zone, Baglung DistrictKarnali regions
Ethnicity	Western Magar
Native speakers	27,000 (2011 census)
Language family	Sino-Tibetan Mahakiranti ? Magaric Kham
Writing system	Devanagari
Official status
Official language in	No official status
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: kif – Eastern Parbate Kham kgj – Gamale kham kip – Sheshi Kham kjl – Western Parbate Pang
Glottolog	kham1286
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Kham, also Kham Pang (Nepali: Kham)—narrowly defined—is a complex of Sino-Tibetan Magaric languages spoken natively in the highlands of the Rolpa and Rukum districts of Rapti and the westernmost part of Baglung district in Dhawalagiri Zone and Karnali region by western clans of the Kham tribes, called collectively western Khams. Randy LaPolla (2003) proposes that Kham magar and Dhut magar may be part of a larger "Rung" group. However both may ultimately go for separate ethnic identity as they have distinct linguistic and cultural barriers.

Ethnologue lists the following location information for the varieties of Kham.

Eastern Parbate Kham (dialects: Bhujel Kham, Nishel Kham) is spoken in the following villages of Baglung District, Dhawalagiri Zone.

Western Parbate Kham (dialects: Takale, Maikoti, Mahatale, Lukumel, Wale, Thabangi)

Taka-Shera considered to be the center of the Western Parbate Kham.

Gamale Kham (dialects: Tamali, Ghusbanggi)

Gamale Kham is spoken in the western hills of Gam Khola, in Gam, Jhyalgung, Chalbang, Tamali, Dangadhara, Sheram, Ghusbang, Huiching, Guwakholagau, Maulabang, and Kuipadhara villages.

Sheshi Kham (dialects: Tapnanggi, Jangkoti)

Kham Pang has 22 consonants.

Kham Pang has 25 vowels.

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